Children are often fascinated by the practical chores adults do around the house. Folding laundry, running a vacuum cleaner, ...

In a world with technology for every purpose, plenty of adults find it refreshing to see some students choosing to study basic life skills, which in turn relate to survival, business, leadership and ...

“Life skills classroom” is one of those special education terms that means very different things depending on the district, ...

ROCHESTER — In addition to learning how to read, share, and do their basic math, Ivy Manning is helping her young students learn about the importance of finding balance in life. And just as her ...

Curiosity is a fountain of opportunity for all educators. Because the world is always changing, there are infinite examples of how to use this to your advantage. While visiting my grandmother in her ...

Learning how to sew on a button is a good life skill to have. That’s why Kelli Ellingson has added a sewing unit into her Life Skills and Personal Finance class in Floodwood. “We were getting through ...

Walking out onto the sunny parking lot at St. Catherine of Siena earlier this school year, nine middle schoolers crowded around their teacher’s green Kia Soul and geared up to change a tire for the ...

Mastering the essential skills of waiting, communicating effectively and accepting "no" for an answer are critical for a cooperative and successful life. For some children, these skills come easily.

Gen Z can't seem to handle some surprisingly basic adult skills that were once considered normal parts of growing up. Things ...

On Saturday, May 3, the Harkness Memorial Auditorium at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) hosted a joyful celebration of the latest cohort of New Haven Public School students to complete the Yale ...

For many parents, building the academic “foundation” in children comes with a lot of pressure. Teaching a child alphabets and ...